12010

Benzaldehyde

≥99.0% (GC), liquid, suitable for GC/GC, puriss. p.a.

• Synonym(s): Bitter almond
• Linear Formula: C₆H₅CHO
• CAS Number: 100-52-7
• Molecular Weight: 106.12
• NACRES: NA.21
• PubChem Substance ID: 329749593
• eCl@ss: 39023701
• UNSPSC Code: 12352100
• EC Number: 202-860-4
• MDL number: MFCD00003299
• Beilstein/REAXYS Number: 471223
• Assay: ≥99.0% (GC)
• Technique(s): GC/GC: suitable
• Bp: 178-179 °C (lit.)
• Vapor pressure: 4 mmHg ( 45 °C)

Properties

• Product Name: Benzaldehyde, puriss. p.a., ≥99.0% (GC)
• vapor density: 3.7 (vs air)
• Quality Segment: 200
• vapor pressure: 4 mmHg ( 45 °C)
• grade: puriss. p.a.
• assay: ≥99.0% (GC)
• form: liquid
• autoignition temp.: 374 °F
• expl. lim.: 1.4 %, 20 °F
• technique(s): GC/GC: suitable
• impurities: chlorine, none detected, ≤0.001% nitrobenzene (C₆H₅NO₂), ≤1% acid (as benzoic acid)
• refractive index: n20/D 1.545
• pH: 5.9 (20 °C)
• bp: 178-179 °C (lit.)
• mp: −26 °C (lit.)
• density: 1.044 g/cm³ at 20 °C (lit.)
• cation traces: Ca: ≤5 mg/kg, Cd: ≤1 mg/kg, Co: ≤1 mg/kg, Cr: ≤1 mg/kg, Cu: ≤1 mg/kg, Fe: ≤1 mg/kg, K: ≤20 mg/kg, Mg: ≤1 mg/kg, Mn: ≤1 mg/kg, Na: ≤20 mg/kg, Ni: ≤1 mg/kg, Pb: ≤1 mg/kg, Zn: ≤1 mg/kg
• SMILES string: O=Cc1ccccc1
• functional group: aldehyde, phenyl
• InChI: 1S/C7H6O/c8-6-7-4-2-1-3-5-7/h1-6H
• InChI key: HUMNYLRZRPPJDN-UHFFFAOYSA-N

Description

General description

Benzaldehyde is the simplest aromatic aldehyde building block.

Application

Benzaldehyde has been used in:

• Preparation of optically active 1-phenylpropan-1-ol.
• Synthesis of meso-tetraphenylporphins and chlorins.

Other Notes

Sales restrictions may apply

Safety Information

• pictograms: GHS08,GHS07,GHS09
• signalword: Danger
• hcodes: H302 + H332,H315,H319,H335,H360Df,H411
• pcodes: P273 - P301 + P312 - P302 + P352 - P304 + P340 + P312 - P305 + P351 + P338 - P308 + P313
• Hazard Classifications: Acute Tox. 4 Inhalation - Acute Tox. 4 Oral - Aquatic Chronic 2 - Eye Irrit. 2 - Repr. 1B - Skin Irrit. 2 - STOT SE 3
• target_organs: Respiratory system
• Storage Class: 6.1C - Combustible acute toxic Cat.3 / toxic compounds or compounds which causing chronic effects
• wgk: WGK 1
• flash_point_f: 145.4 °F - closed cup
• flash_point_c: 63 °C - closed cup
• ppe: Eyeshields, Faceshields, Gloves, type ABEK (EN14387) respirator filter